THE LIFE OF RONALD Is Complete At Last

Last year, having already written a deeply underappreciated spoof of “No More Parties In L.A.” in which Ted Cruz and John Kasich argue that they could still beat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination if they just had one more G.O.P. debate, I made the in hindsight thoroughly ill-advised decision to parody the rest of Kanye West’s2016 album, The Life ofPablo, but make it about Republicans.Thus, The Life of Ronald was born.

It was a work of folly. Adapting just the lyrics, without the resources to actually create full parodies of the songs, was silly (though if you have the means and the desire to actually put these lyrics to music, let me know). Plus, the events referenced in TLoR span almost two years of campaigning and politicking, making it hard to understand the chronology and events being referenced. The end result is there’s at least one, months-old, TLoR song that literally nobody but me has ever clicked on. Nevertheless, for some reason that now escapes me, I persisted, and eventually I’d spoofed enough of the album that I pretty much had to finish it off.

Below, you’ll find the fruit of that misplaced labor. All 20 songs from The Life of Pablo, but about Republicans now. For your convenience, I offer them in two forms: the first, listed in the same order as their analogues appear on TLoP; the second, listed chronologically and with contextualizing notes. This is…

Ultraright Wing: The greatest figures of the far right, from Rush Limbaugh to Sarah Palin, from Alex Jones to Ann Coulter, lament the liberal takeover of America and declare their support for Donald Trump.

Famous (GOP Primaries Mix): Paul Ryan, Reince Priebus, and other high-ranking members of the Republican Party dismiss concerns about Trump’s early lead in the Republican primary race, saying that he’s only up because of name recognition.

One More G.O.P. Debate: Ted Cruz and John Kasich argue that they could still win the Republican nomination if they just had one more debate.

THE GENERAL ELECTION

Time To Stretch The Truth Pt. 1: The Republican brass laments that Donald Trump’s nomination has put them in a bind, but Trump doesn’t seem all that concerned.

Pt. 2: Realizing that getting the White House back is the most important thing, the brass decides to put aside their qualms about their nominee.

Soundbites: Donald Trump and Mike Pence lament how the mainstream media turns their words against them.